Currently am awaiting a citation/ticket from my school officer about MIP of tobacco products. I was caught with an electronic cigarette that requires a pod that you fill with your own nicotine liquid. I did not have a pod with me only the base. They found it in a ziploc bag that smelled "sweet". So... Read more »

We just really need to know whats going to happen. cause if he isnt getting out, there is alot to start taking care of. so we cant sit here and wonder when they are even going to sentence him. Is there a certain amount of time they can legally keep him after arraignment?

In Kansas, arraignment in a felony case occurs after a defendant is bound over at preliminary hearing. The speedy trial statute requires he be tried within 150 days if he is in custody. However, this time may be expanded if the defendant files motions or takes other actions which cause a delay....Read more »

Local sheriff detectives are threatening to have my mom and 2 sisters arrested because an already stolen cement saw came up missing from my one sisters ex boyfriends house, whom she left after he beat her and pulled a gun on her and my other sister and her bf. Yet they are not charging him with... Read more »

Yes. It is not necessary for that person to currently possess the item in order to have stolen it. That person could have stolen the item and subsequently resold or otherwise disposed of it. Thus, it is possible to be charged with theft even if the defendant does not “have” the item.

I was convicted of a Class B Misdemeanor in February of 2011 in the State of Kansas. I was arrested for getting into a car that wasn't my own. I was awarded diversion since it was my first criminal offense. That said, I'm currently filling out a contractor application for FDIC, and they ask if... Read more »

Text messages can certainly be used as evidence that someone distributed a drug or had the intent to do so, and therefore can be the basis for filing criminal charges. However, I would say that it is rare to see someone charged with distributing drugs based on text messages alone. If drugs are...Read more »

In Kansas, sentencing for felony offenses is dictated by your criminal history and the classification of the offense. For a Kansas sentencing grid, you can visit the criminal defense section of my website and find it at the bottom under resources....Read more »

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